- urbanizer
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a) One who develops a place into a city.
However, rapid urbanization would be a major break from Indias past as the country has been, so far, a reluctant urbanizer. It took half a century for the share of urban population to rise from 17% in 1951 to 28.5% in 2001.
b) A place that takes on the characteristics of cities.
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